The postcode WS10 8AR is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS10 8AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WS10 8AR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS10 8AR as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.
The closest road name to WS10 8AR is Avenue Road which is centered 25 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Gordon St and is 101 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.09 km away at Wednesbury Parkway (Midland Metro Stop) The closest railway station is Bescot Stadium Rail Station, 2.82 km away.
The closest primary school to WS10 8AR (for ages 11 and under) is Kings Hill Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on January 11, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall. The last OFSTED inspection on November 6, 2019 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of WS10 8AR is Horse & Jockey and is 70 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 12, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Spice Hut and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on February 12, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 94.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WS10 8AR is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Walsall Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS10 8AR and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WS10 8AR, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WS10 8AR
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS10 8AR - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Kings Hill Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (January 11, 2018) | 344 m |
Old Church Church of England C Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 23, 2018) | 547 m |
Salisbury Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 19, 2019) | 649 m |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 5, 2019) | 714 m |
Pinfold Street Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (June 8, 2017) | 751 m |
Woods Bank Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (February 2, 2022) | 880 m |
Old Park Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 2, 2013) | 962 m |
Grace Academy Darlaston | Academy | 11-19 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 1.3 km |
Albert Pritchard Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (June 14, 2017) | 1.35 km |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 1.45 km | |
Wood Green Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (November 25, 2021) | 1.48 km |
Holyhead Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 13, 2022) | 1.57 km |
County Bridge Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (December 8, 2016) | 1.78 km |
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (November 6, 2019) | 1.8 km |
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Academy | 11-18 | 1.84 km | |
Moorcroft Wood Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (October 9, 2018) | 1.84 km |
Wood Green Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (February 27, 2020) | 1.97 km |
St John's Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 28, 2017) | 2.11 km |
West Walsall E-ACT Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 1, 2017) | 2.14 km |
St Giles Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 4, 2018) | 2.18 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS10 8AR - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Aston House | Awaiting Inspection | 0 m | |
Spice Hut | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 12, 2019 | 0 m | |
Horse & Jockey | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 12, 2016 | 70 m | |
Rubery Court Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 16, 2020 | 70 m | |
Darlaston Post Office | Exempt February 28, 2020 | 140 m | |
Darlaston Town Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory May 18, 2011 | 181 m | |
Le Italiano Pizza | Awaiting Inspection | 181 m | |
Swan Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 181 m | |
Walsall Housing Group | Exempt March 23, 2016 | 189 m | |
Cresswell | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 22, 2019 | 203 m | |
Boots The Chemist Ltd | Exempt December 16, 2015 | 214 m | |
Chameleons | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 4, 2019 | 214 m | |
Coopers Family Butcher Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 30, 2018 | 214 m | |
Darlaston Cake and Sweet Shop | Awaiting Inspection | 214 m | |
Elo Grills and Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory June 11, 2021 | 214 m | |
Heron Foods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 1, 2018 | 214 m | |
Hot and Crusty | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory January 31, 2022 | 214 m | |
The Scabby Oss Café | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 31, 2022 | 214 m | |
The Old Engine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 14, 2017 | 218 m | |
King's Kitchen Caribbean Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 14, 2020 | 223 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS10 8AR - Data from Apr 2022
Gordon St | 101 m | |
Gordon St | 121 m | |
Gordon St | 147 m | |
Gordon St | 182 m | |
Walsall Rd | 271 m | |
Wednesbury Parkway (Midland Metro Stop) | 2.09 km | |
Wednesbury Parkway (Midland Metro Stop) | 2.09 km | |
Wednesbury Parkway (Midland Metro Stop) | 2.09 km | |
Bescot Stadium Rail Station | 2.82 km | |
Walsall Rail Station | 3.61 km | |
Walsall Rail Station | 3.65 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 55.48 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS10 8AR - Data from Dec 2021
Moorcroft Junction | 1.7 km | |
Moorcroft Wood | 1.81 km | |
Joseph Ashe Copse | 2.67 km | |
Rocket Pool | 2.82 km | |
Pouk Hill | 2.9 km | |
Tame Valley Junction | 3.15 km | |
Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | 3.18 km | |
Stowlawn Wood | 4.07 km | |
Rough Wood | 4.18 km | |
Rounds Hill | 4.44 km | |
Hatherton Lake | 4.63 km | |
Watery Lane Junction | 4.88 km | |
Steven's Plantation | 5.28 km | |
Dudley Junction | 5.55 km | |
Lady Pool | 5.7 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS10 8AR - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 78.1 Mbps | 94.6 Mbps | 331 Mbps |
Upload | 18.9 Mbps | 14.1 Mbps | 36 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 7 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 21.3 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 100.5 | 15.7 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 331 | 36 |
Energy usage data for WS10 8AR - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | West Midlands |
Latitude | 52.56826600 |
Longitude | -2.03179500 |
OS Easting | 397942 |
OS Northing | 0296716 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
West Midlands |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Walsall South |
Electoral Ward | Bentley and Darlaston North |
Local Authority District | Walsall |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Black Country Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | The Black Country |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000030 |
Travel To Work Area | Wolverhampton and Walsall |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Walsall Teaching |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
The Black Country and West Birmingham |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans Group: Challenged Asian terraces Subgroup: Pakistani communities |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | West Midlands BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Darlaston BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33018639 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Walsall 033 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Walsall 033B |
Output Area / Small Area | 4B2 |